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Look at past trauma: There’s a reason why seniors are experiencing higher levels of mental health issues. Up to 90% of older adults have had at least one traumatic experience in their lives.
Last year, Tennessee nursing home facilities were expected to spend over $100 million on temporary staff, up from $9.8 million in 2019, according to a state Comptroller report.
We want older members of our community to know that we’re here to assist them in getting the help they need.
Elder law is an area of legal practice that specializes on issues that affect the senior population. Some say the purpose of elder law planning is to prepare the elderly person for financial freedom and autonomy through proper financial planning and long-term care options. [1] However, the purpose of elder law is not so narrow.
Looking to identify the roots of the region's problems, the ARDA stated: "Congress finds and declares that the Appalachian region of the United States, while abundant in natural resources and rich in potential, lags behind the rest of the Nation in its economic growth and that its people have not shared properly in the Nation's prosperity." [6]
Ivy Bottini, LGBT retirement advocate, speaking at Stonewall Democratic Club on January 28, 2019. Many retirement issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people are unique from their non-LGBTI counterparts and these populations often have to take extra steps addressing their employment, health, legal and housing concerns to ensure their needs are met.
To better understand the challenges facing older adults, and what can be done to recognize and address those conditions, we took a close look at the most common mental health issues among seniors.
This category is for named communities in Tennessee that lack political existence. This includes unincorporated rural places and neighborhoods, as well as some communities that are included within the boundaries of a larger municipality. Some Tennessee unincorporated communities are census-designated places